Tight end, Southern Miss (from East Texas A&M), 2023–26
Preston Kilgore
- Number
- No. 81
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Terrell, TX
Preston Kilgore plays tight end for Southern Miss, after East Texas A&M (2023–25). Last time out, against Arkansas State: 2 catches, 20 yards, 1 TD.
2026 so far
8 catches, 58 yards, 1 TD
Last game: 2 catches, 20 yards, 1 TD vs. Arkansas State, L 13–23
Next game: vs. Louisiana, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Receiving
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023* | East Texas A&M | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2025 | East Texas A&M | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | 16 |
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 1 | 19 |
| Career | 21 | 196 | 9.3 | 1 | 25 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | East Texas A&M | 81 | TE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2025 | East Texas A&M | 81 | TE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 81 | TE | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′4″ | 240 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Texas A&M (FCS) | 15 | -0.28 | – | – | -4.2 | – |
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 10 | 0.19 | – | – | 1.9 | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2026 Southern Miss 5 games, 8 catches, 58 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Alcorn State | W 49–3 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 19 |
| Sep 12 | at Auburn | L 8–43 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 26 | at Tulane | L 21–24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 6 | at Troy | L 34–55 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Arkansas State | L 13–23 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 16 |
2025 East Texas A&M 6 games, 7 catches, 48 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at SMU | L 13–42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 27 | vs. North Carolina Central | L 42–50 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Lamar | L 23–33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 1 | at SE Louisiana | L 14–59 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 8 | vs. McNeese | L 20–35 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Houston Christian | W 37–32 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
2023 East Texas A&M 5 games, 6 catches, 90 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 27–56 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 7 | vs.McNeese | W 41–10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Nicholls | L 7–27 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Oct 28 | atHouston Christian | L 13–17 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 4 | atLamar | L 21–41 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
No box score in the source for Nov 18 at Northwestern State, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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